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Where does “krishterë” come from?

krishterë (Albanian) comes from Albanian kërshtenë, from Latin christianus, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

krishterë (Albanian): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “krishterë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankërshtenë—
2LatinchristianusAlternative form of Chrīstiānus; Christian
3LatinChristusChrist
4Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
5Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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